"The steering committee has identified the following themes as possible topics for 2026: Ritual and pattern (wen 文). Contact: Alia Goehr (University of Minnesota) agoehr@umn.edu. Self-cultivation and the discourse of well-being. Contact: Matthew Duperon (Susquehanna University) duperson@susqu.edu. Reconstructions of ritual based on recently unearthed manuscripts. Filippo Marsili (Saint Louis University) filippo.marsili@slu.edu. Teaching Confucianism in the modern world. Shumo Wang (Duke University) Shumo.wang@duke.edu. Ideas related to the 2026 presidential theme of "the future" at AAR."
"To submit a proposal, membership in the American Academy of Religion is not required. However, once a proposal is accepted, presenters must register for the AAR Annual Meeting, which will be held in Denver from November 21-24, 2026. All accepted papers and panels will be invited to submit their work to the Journal of Confucian Philosophy and Culture for consideration as part of a special issue, as individual articles, or as conference proceedings."
Submissions are open to full panel proposals and individual papers on any theme related to Confucian traditions, with a March 6 deadline. Panels run 90–120 minutes and the most successful panels have no more than four participants. Proposed themes include ritual and pattern (wen 文), self-cultivation and well-being, reconstructions from recently unearthed manuscripts, teaching Confucianism in the modern world, and ideas related to the 2026 presidential theme of "the future." Other topics and co-sponsored sessions are welcome. Membership is not required to submit, but accepted presenters must register for the AAR Annual Meeting in Denver, November 21–24, 2026. Accepted work is invited for submission to the Journal of Confucian Philosophy and Culture.
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